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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results16 Connexions Library2 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 1 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 4 Sources Library Connexions LibraryAbandoning the Public Interest  Diemer, Ulli Article 2000 The neo-liberal drive to cut red tape is costing lives. Exposing the hidden costs of deregulation and privatization. Bangladesh's exploitation economy Cyran, Olivier Article 2013 Before the collapse of Rana Plaza, which killed over a thousand people, most of them textile workers, there was the fire that killed a hundred at the Tazreen factory. A major cause is western companie... Bhopal: The Inside Story: Carbide Workers Speak Out on the World's Worst Industrial Disaster Chouhan, T.R. et al Book 1994 An account of the disaster in Bhopal, India. Bhopal's Fight for Memory Abraham, Sara Article 2015 In December, 1984, unknown poisonous gases burst out from a Union Carbide pesticide plant located in a vicinity of the city of Bhopal in central India. The plant, scheduled for possible closure, was u... Contaminated Meat, Contaminated Water: From Walkerton to Listeria Diemer, Ulli Article 2008 The current listeria outbreak has the feel of deja vu all over again. Once again, we are hearing about companies and industry associations lobbying for fewer inspections and less 'interference', and a... Contamination: The Poisonous Legacy of Ontario's Environmental Cutbacks Diemer, Ulli Article 2000 The story of Ontario's right-wing Harris government, which gutted health and environmental protection polices, leading to the Walkerton water disaster. Grenfell Tower fire: anger rising Allington, Jenny Article 2017 Four days after the raging inferno that criminally took the innocent lives of so many, survivors and friends and families of the missing are still not only without the support from the authorities tha... Grenfell Tower Fire: Corporate Manslaughter in London Vaz, Ricardo Article 2017 A massive fire engulfed Grenfell Tower in the early hours of June 14th. Grenfell Tower is a 24-storey building of public housing flats in the North Kensington area of London. Over 600 people were beli... The Grenfell Tower fire could have been avoided: this government must be held responsible Kamal, Mona Article 2017 The Monopoly board of the city: Grenfell Tower - where was the HCA, government housing regulator?? Marriott, Red Article 2017 The Homes & Community Agency(HCA) is the UK state regulatory body for social housing; its job is to monitor the performance, finances and provision of services of landlords. Missing from the media cov... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter June 26, 2017: Public Safety Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2017 The June 26, 2017 issue of Other Voices, the Connexions newsletter is about public safety. Saudi Royal Family: Protecting VIPs, While Letting Ordinary Pilgrims Die Prashad, Vijay Article 2015 In the wake of a stampede in Mecca which killed close to 1,000 Haj pilgrims, it is being reported that the columns of pilgrims ran into each other because Saudi police had closed off key roads in the ... What Bhopal Started: From Union Carbide to Exxon to BP Sainath, P. Article 2010 Bhopal marked the horrific beginning of a new era. One that signalled the collapse of restraint on corporate power. The ongoing BP spill in the Mexican Gulf -- with estimates ranging from 30,000 to ... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesCommunitarian Network A coalition of individuals and organizations who have come together to shore up the moral, social, and political environment.
METRAC (The Metro Action Committee on Public Violence ) Promotes the rights of women and children to live free from violence and threats of violence.
Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryCanadians Choose a Clean Start: Bury the Tar Sands Along With Harper's Tenure Sources News Release 2015 The ousting of the Conservative Government from Ottawa by the Canadian public in Monday's election is also a repudiation of the continued, unrestrained development of the Athabasca tar sands. Have you heard the one about the negligent official and the obtuse columnist? Diemer, Ulli 2008 When people die as a consequence of your failures, joking about it just isn't on. Listeria Outbreak Alarms Walkerton Survivors Sources News Release 2008 Governments should have learned from the mistakes that led to the tragedy in Walkerton. Food security and public safety should never be placed on the chopping block in the name of cost cutting.
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